McAfee unveils anti-spyware wares

McAfee last week unveiled anti-spyware software for business customers to block and eliminate adware, dialers, keyloggers, cookies and remote-control programs, such as bots.

McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise can be managed via the same console used to manage McAfee's anti-virus products, the ePolicy Orchestrator for larger companies, or the Protection Pilot for small offices. McAfee also announced its managed online anti-virus scanning service has added spyware detection and will be offered under a new name, McAfee Managed VirusScan plus AntiSpyware.

The McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise software and the online anti-virus service use the same spyware-detection signatures, says McAfee marketing manager Lillian Wu.

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McAfee last week unveiled anti-spyware software for business customers to block and eliminate adware, dialers, keyloggers, cookies and remote-control programs, such as bots.

McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise can be managed via the same console used to manage McAfee's anti-virus products, the ePolicy Orchestrator for larger companies, or the Protection Pilot for small offices. McAfee also announced its managed online anti-virus scanning service has added spyware detection and will be offered under a new name, McAfee Managed VirusScan plus AntiSpyware.

The McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise software and the online anti-virus service use the same spyware-detection signatures, says McAfee marketing manager Lillian Wu.

She says McAfee is charging 35% more for the additional spyware detection that's now part of the online anti-virus service, making the total cost $36 per user per year. However, the additional anti-spyware functionality will be provided without additional cost to existing VirusScan customers until their VirusScan contract expires and is set for renewal.

The only competitor offering the same type of combined anti-virus and anti-spyware scanning service is Panda Software. Many security software vendors, such as Computer Associates and Symantec, offer anti-spyware products.

McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise software starts at $20 per seat for as many as 25 nodes but drops to $6 per seat for 10,000 or more.

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